Objectives of the School is teaching in theory of GNSS building, operating and practical applications, navigation and timing services providing, integrated use of GLONASS and ERS data. Acquired professional and management skills may be immediately implicated by students in their professional activities.

The School is usefull for promising specialists from Russian and foreign companies that use satellite navigation and ERS technologies, implement GNSS and ERS based systems and provide navigation and geoinformation services to users.

Venue: the School takes place in cities which are at the forefront of implementing GNSS technologies. The School’s concept implies embracing maximally large audience so we are trying to change the venue every year.

Language of the event is Russian so far. When we meet interest to the School of the foreign students, the materials may be translated in English.

The interest to the School is growing, the event is attracting wider audience. The second School trained 56 specialists from 12 Russian regions and Kazakhstan. Many of them were sent on recommendations of various Ministries, agencies, services of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The head of the ESA’s Russian office highly appreciated the role of the School in the development of international cooperation on GNSS usage.